547 Towns To Get P8.15 Billion Financial Aid From National Gov’t Under Pres. Duterte

Five hundred forty seven towns will get financial assistance totaling to P8.15 billion from the national government under President Rodrigo Duterte through the Assistance to Disadvantaged Municipalities (ADM) program.

The said municipalities are among the first batch of recipients that complied with the requirements for release after getting the Good Financial Housekeeping (GFH) mark from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

They had also complied with both assessment and adoption of measures on Public Financial Management (PFM) as prescribed by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).

The program, which covers 1,373 local government units (LGUs) in the country, has a budget allocation of P19.43-billion as provided under Republic Act No. 10924.

Included in the projects are programs on water systems, evacuation facilities, small water impounding systems, sanitation facilities and local access roads.

Source: Manila Bulletin